NIH has fired its new chief operating officer — who had been helping lead Trump-era crackdowns on NIH workers — amid a probe into whether he tried to steer a contract to get his wife a job. with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social (and me pitching in from paternity leave)
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I’ll be watching this one for sure… 😉
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Yeah, you gotta me made or at least connected to get a pass on that shit.
Oh noes! His crime was too small for the Trump administration!
People get fired for that now? What, did Musk want the contract? 🙄
Since when is corruption unacceptable in the Trump regime?
suddenly graft isn't allowed in the trump admin? they're really sending mixed signals
They fired someone who deserved it? Oh, wait, they're going to find someone worse.
d'oh! you suck. We were going to break this story tomorrow!
Josh does this crew suddenly care about ethics and conflicts of interest? Nothing else going on in this story?
same thing occurred to me. you'd probably know better than I. But a lot of extreme corruption isn't easily captured by statute laws. But this sounds like an example that does. Also there's some a lot of reassertion of control by appointees. so maybe that has some role too. But i'd figure 1st?
I bet @jeremymberg.bsky.social or @maxkozlov.bsky.social would have some thoughts...
First rule of the mob: No skimming off the top.
Yep
Don't despair. I'm sure there'll be thousands more opportunities to break news of corruption and brazen self interest. The Trump administration will make Teapot Dome and Watergate look charmingly quaint in comparison.
Gave his wife a big grant to find the cause of autism. Yeah, that garbage. Escorted from the building.
"How to dispose of a body" --- set them up for a minor offense in comparison.
I'm confused. This is the most corrupt admin in US history and the MAGA base wants all this. They love their corrupt leaders in Texas! So why the firing?
My God. You must be absolutely terrible to be SO bad you face actual consequences in this administration.
His mistake was giving that contract to a woman. Only white males are allowed to get overpriced no-bid contracts.
Surprised he fired and not promoted.
Someone higher up than him must have had their eye on that contract for one of *their* relatives.
I’m the Trump administration you’d think he’d be rewarded for nepotism.
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"On Monday afternoon, NIH’s chief operating officer, Eric Schnabel, was escorted out of the building just three months into his new job..."
I assume that is a feature of being part of Trump's regime. We know it isn't merit.
Little fish get prosecuted. Big fish get away with much bigger nepotism and corruption.
Ahem....did someone say WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE? "Eric Schnabel joined NIH as chief operating officer in April"
Shocker
They are all so corrupt
only favored officials are allowed to do this
There must have been some other reason lol
Wait! How come this corruption is worse than anything the rest of this administration has done? I'm confused. I thought it was no rules now.
Oh that's a shame. Anyway..